I love tools that make life easier. I keep a garden glove in the kitchen. Why? Because it makes it so much easier to get a lid off a jar. In fact sometimes it is not about making it easier to get the lid off, it is about being able to get it off at all. So yes, even a glove can be considered a tool in certain circumstances. Plugins can be just like that. Are you an intrepid website owner who has taken charge of creating your own site? Or have you taken charge of maintenance and edits, after … [Read more...] about How the right WordPress plugin is like a garden glove

If you have been following along with me lately, you'll have noticed a theme of my posts - they all have something to do with Firefly, one of the indisputably greatest TV series ever made. (I dare you to dispute me) And if you are not a browncoat yet, what's keepin' you? Let's talk about Kaylee and the failing catalyzer on the compression coil. If you still have not taken my recommendation to heart, and you don't know what this is all about, let me set the stage: When critical components … [Read more...] about WordPress updates – Ignore Kaylee at your own risk

...but use a safety net. Malcolm Reynolds, yet again? If you read my article about getting your blog to take off, you remember I advised your to be like Mal, quick on the draw. Mal is not one to hesitate. He's back, still acting without hesitation. Now I am saying be like Mal when it comes to editing your site as well, so what does that mean? It means you don't exactly have to overthink things. It means you can be a bit playful when you let your creative side loose on the design elements … [Read more...] about Edit your WordPress site like Mal